"war of nerves" 怎么发音

expression

US

WAR-uhv-NURVZ

UK

WAW-uhv-NURVZ

释义

A situation where people try to defeat each other by creating stress, fear, or uncertainty rather than by direct physical force; often used in politics, business, or competition.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈwɔɹ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈnɝvz

英式英语

wˈɔː/ /ˈɒv/ /nˈɜːvz

简化发音

美式

WAR-uhv-NURVZ

英式

WAW-uhv-NURVZ

语境中听

The negotiations turned into a war of nerves between the two leaders.

It became a war of nerves to see who would quit first.

The election campaign was a long war of nerves.

The two companies have been in a war of nerves for months, waiting to see who blinks first.